Question

which enlightenment thinkers ideas about government are best summarized by this quote?
\humans exist in a primitive state of nature and consent to government for self - protection.\
thomas hobbes
voltaire
john locke

Explanation:

John Locke believed in a social - contract theory where people in a primitive state of nature consent to government for self - protection. His ideas emphasized natural rights and the social contract. Voltaire focused more on freedom of speech and religious tolerance. Thomas Hobbes also had social - contract ideas but his view of the state of nature was more pessimistic, seeing it as a "war of all against all".

Answer:

John Locke